A 37-year-old was killed in a head-on crash this morning in Methuen.
The crash took place around 7:30 a.m., on Lowell Road near Winstead Avenue. Methuen Police Chief Scott J. McNamara said in a statement police were dispatched after the department received multiple 911 emergency calls.
Officers arrived to discover a head-on collision between a Toyota RAV4 and a Mack dump truck, with the as-yet unidentified driver of the Toyota trapped inside and suffering from serious injuries. The Methuen Fire Department freed the driver, who was then flown via medical helicopter to a regional trauma center, where the person was subsequently pronounced dead.
The crash remains under investigation by the Methuen Police Department, Massachusetts State Police Accident Reconstruction Team, Massachusetts State Police Truck Team and the Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker’s office.